Graphic design
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1 day agoThe book cover as a relational object
Book covers function as protective packaging, content representation, and ongoing advertisement that shapes reader behavior across the book’s lifecycle.
After he graduated in 2018, though, he faced a problem that's become commonplace for job seekers today: No one in the design industry seemed to be hiring. So he started working as a barista at a local bookstore with a coffee shop. While organizing the shop's books into categories by color palette and typography, he became fascinated with book cover design.